M2.9 earthquake 67km WNW of Austin, NV
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 67km WNW of Austin, NV on Wed, Apr 15, 1981, 11:29 PM PST (07:29 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-16 07:29:25 UTC
- Depth
- -2.4 km (-1.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.657° N, 117.825° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 261°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.678km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.669km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514492. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.